the best wetsuir or semidry for really cold waters

Icelander · May 27, 2007

i need advice on his and see if there is using a wetsuit in tempetuers around 35-40 f 2-10 celsius depending on season ive seem on from aqualung send them a mail but no reply yet
hvat is people using out there i need advice on whats new and best

Tigerman · May 27, 2007

Icelander:
i need advice on his and see if there is using a wetsuit in tempetuers around 35-40 f 2-10 celsius depending on season ive seem on from aqualung send them a mail but no reply yet
hvat is people using out there i need advice on whats new and best

I wouldnt even consider a wetsuit or semidry suit in 2-10 celcius..
Coldest ive dived in a semidry suit was ~14c and that was a 7mm semidry with a 7mm hooded west on top. Worked quite well for a single dive, but no way youd get me to put that suit back on again after taking it off, which btw was cold enough by itself.

2-10 celcius is just far too cold for me to consider a wet or semidry suit. Drysuit is the right stuff for those temps.
Ive dived 3 celcius water and that was rather refreshing as well..

Divin'Papaw · May 27, 2007

That's awefully cold for a wetsuit. Heck, that's cold for a drysuit! I've dived wet down to 42 F, but I never considered diving any colder than that until I went dry.

Dave83 · Jul 12, 2007

People dive wetsuits around my area in water that is usually 40-45 degrees. Most people have the farmer john style with seals from Atlan.

http://www.atlaninc.com/diving.html

RJP · Jul 18, 2007

Hell - I dive dry in the Cayman's, so I'm the wrong guy to ask, but I really do think that's TOO cold for wet or semi-dry.

Tassie_Rohan · Jul 18, 2007

Two options:

1) Buy a wetsuit. Spend your surface time shivering, wet and cold. Not enjoy your diving as much as you should. Buy a drysuit. Really enjoy doing multiple dives in cold water.

2) Short circuit the process and just go dry.

I went through number 1, I would suggest number 2: its less expensive in the long run,

Cheers
Rohan.

Tigerman · Jul 18, 2007

Another thing to mention is that being cold increases the danger of DCS..

Homunculus · Jul 18, 2007

ouch, 2C and wetsuit!? i was shivering in +7C in my wetsuit (10mm core, the rest is 7 mm). i did not know it was than cold at 30m deep when I did a dive. i don't have much fat so someone else who is chubbier than me might have been ok, but i would never dive wet in temperatures below 10C deep.

RoyN · Jul 19, 2007

I think you should go drysuit.

somewhereinla · Jul 19, 2007

I have a Mares isotherm semi dry and it keeps me very dry. The most I have done in one day was 3 dives and my torso area never got wet. Only the wrists and ankes area will get somewhat wet. It's a very good suit.

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